Hymns · 1898

Face to Face

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Scripture connections

References

Verses this song directly draws from

Job 19:26-27 Isaiah 40:4-5 I Corinthians 13:12 II Corinthians 3:14-18 I John 3:2 Revelation 21:4 Revelation 22:4

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to

Psalm 16:11 Psalm 17:15 Isaiah 42:16 Isaiah 45:2 Matthew 16:27 Matthew 25:31 Mark 8:38 Luke 3:5 Luke 9:26 Luke 12:2-3 Romans 5:8 I Corinthians 4:5

Lyrics

Verse 1
Face to face with Christ, my Savior,
Face to face—what will it be, (I Cor. 13:12, Rev. 22:4, I John 3:2, Job 19:26-27, Ps. 17:15)
When with rapture I behold Him,
Jesus Christ who died for me? (Rom. 5:8)

Chorus
Face to face I shall behold Him, (I Cor. 13:12, Rev. 22:4, I John 3:2, Job 19:26-27, Ps. 17:15)
Far beyond the starry sky;
Face to face in all His glory,
I shall see Him by and by! (I Cor. 13:12, Rev. 22:4, I John 3:2, Job 19:26-27, Ps. 17:15)

Verse 2
Only faintly now I see Him,
With the darkened veil between, (II Cor. 3:14-16)
But a blessèd day is coming,
When His glory shall be seen. (II Cor. 3:18, Matt. 16:27, Matt. 25:31, Mark 8:38, Luke 9:26, Isa. 40:5)

Verse 3
What rejoicing in His presence, (Ps. 16:11)
When are banished grief and pain; (Rev. 21:4)
When the crooked ways are straightened, (Isa. 40:4, Isa. 42:16, Isa. 45:2, Luke 3:5)
And the dark things shall be plain. (Luke 12:2-3, I Cor. 4:5)

Verse 4
Face to face—oh, blissful moment!
Face to face—to see and know; (I Cor. 13:12, Rev. 22:4, I John 3:2, Job 19:26-27, Ps. 17:15)
Face to face with my Redeemer, (I Cor. 13:12, Rev. 22:4, I John 3:2, Job 19:26-27, Ps. 17:15)
Jesus Christ who loves me so.